Frightened Bird

Muhammad Fazilov was born on 5 February 1959 in Pakhtabad (Uzbekistan). His diploma thesis was his restoration and adaptation of the Memorial complex of Naqshbandi in Bukhara. In 1980 he graduated architectural faculty of SamGASI (Samarkand State Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute). At the same time, he completed restoration school at professor V. Yu. Tsirkunov and the Faculty of Social Service Occupations (a banner artist).

since 1987 – I have been a member of the Union of Architects

since 1988 – a member of the Union of Designers

since 1998 – a member of the Art Academy

since 2016 – an academician of the Academy of Sciences Turon

Personal exhibitions:

1999 – The Yesenin museum in Tashkent

2004 – The Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan in Tashkent

2014 – 2015 – Art Gallery of Uzbekistan

 Exhibitions:

 since 1983 – regular participant in republican and international exhibitions

2003 – II Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art (Uzbekistan)

2005 – Exhibition “Constellation” in the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Uzbekistan)

2005 – III Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art (Uzbekistan)

2006 – Сaravanserai. Tashkent station, international exhibition of contemporary art, the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan.

2007 – Exhibition “Constellation. Post Scriptum” in the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Uzbekistan)

2008 – 2010 – Signs of the Times. International exhibitions (Uzbekistan)

2009 – V Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art (Uzbekistan)

2011– IV Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

2012 – Facets of art. Zaykarnar

2013 – Exhibition of conceptual painting in the Ilkhom Theater

2014 – 2015 – Art Gallery of Uzbekistan

Projects:

1. Installation “Energy Pyramid”, 1999
2. Installation “Wrapping”, 1999
3. Oil painting, collage “The Birth of Light”, 1999
4. Installation “Paper Tornado”, 1999
5. A sketch project with dimensions 1.2 x 6 m “Static and Timelessly Changing Universe”, 1999
6. Installation “All and Nothing”, 2005
7. Installation “Thank offering”, 2005
8. Installation, graphics, video art “Chrono Merodjes”, 2007
9. Installation “Imponderability”, 2008
10. Installation “Waiting for the Big Bang”, 2009
11. Installation, video art “We are the essence of paradox and contacts”, 2008
12. Oil painting, installation “Pietà”, 2009
13. Installation, video art “The Place of Peace”, 2009
14. Installation “Waiting for Arkadiy”, 2011
15. Installation “The Story about Wasted Time”, 2014

Video art: 

1. “Sufiy”, 2006
2. “Staircase”, 2007
3. “Chrono Merodjes”, 2007
4. “Niti”, 2008
5. “The Place of Peace”, 2009
6. “Looped”, 2012

Monographies:

1. Mysteries of Ancient Symbols, 2005
2. Sign, colour, symbol, 2006
3. Mental and physical perception of colour.

There is a creative rethinking of the relationship between a Man, the Earth and the Universe in the works of Muhammad Fozili, especially in his graphical works and paintings.